Vinti Vaid

The Global Financial Crisis resulted in a collapse of car sales in the United States and Europe. However, this trend did not affect the continuing economic growth experienced in China, India and some parts of Asia. China surpassed Western car markets in 2009 and continues to be strong.

One of the most important fundamental commodities that are critical to man’s existence is food. In this regard, a country’s agricultural backbone is vital to sustain the way of life for its citizens. Without a sound food and agricultural support system, the country’s continual development in all other areas including economic, cultural, social and industrial aspects will simply move forward at a very slow rate or even not at all.

Computers and data storage have come a long way since computers were invented. Data is generated in huge volumes by innumerable individuals and companies. It is not always possible to make hard copies of all that goes on in a computer. A backup of all the data, whether it is from banks, utilities, educational institutions, businesses or personal work, is imperative. On a small scale, data can be backed up on CDs and flash drives apart from the hard disk drives. These are far more evolved than the punch cards, magnetic tapes and floppy disks used some years back.